Average Stuffer

Minimal Tinkerer

Hey guys, the Big Shuriken 3 does actually fit in the Ghost S1 (with minimal but easy modification). Here is a link to the gallery:
The motherboard I use is the Asus z270i Strix and the fan is the NF A12x15 PWM. I didn't try to install the cooler with the fan that it comes with, but I measured the thickness of both and they are both 15mm thick.

The cooler and the Noctua fan actually fit without any mods, the only problem is the screws, which is why I decided to mount it from the bottom.

Trash Compacter

Hey guys, the Big Shuriken 3 does actually fit in the Ghost S1 (with minimal but easy modification). Here is a link to the gallery:
The motherboard I use is the Asus z270i Strix and the fan is the NF A12x15 PWM. I didn't try to install the cooler with the fan that it comes with, but I measured the thickness of both and they are both 15mm thick.

The cooler and the Noctua fan actually fit without any mods, the only problem is the screws, which is why I decided to mount it from the bottom.

Chassis Packer

Hey guys, the Big Shuriken 3 does actually fit in the Ghost S1 (with minimal but easy modification). Here is a link to the gallery:
The motherboard I use is the Asus z270i Strix and the fan is the NF A12x15 PWM. I didn't try to install the cooler with the fan that it comes with, but I measured the thickness of both and they are both 15mm thick.

The cooler and the Noctua fan actually fit without any mods, the only problem is the screws, which is why I decided to mount it from the bottom.

I don't want my post here to be huge, so I'll just comment on my results on Imgur.

For a small conclusion, the BS3 is an amazing cooler. It not only cools your CPU but also the VRMs and stuff, has no maximum ram height, and the fan mounting is probably the best in the market since it uses standard 120mm fan mounts.

I don't want my post here to be huge, so I'll just comment on my results on Imgur.

For a small conclusion, the BS3 is an amazing cooler. It not only cools your CPU but also the VRMs and stuff, has no maximum ram height, and the fan mounting is probably the best in the market since it uses standard 120mm fan mounts.

I don't want my post here to be huge, so I'll just comment on my results on Imgur.

For a small conclusion, the BS3 is an amazing cooler. It not only cools your CPU but also the VRMs and stuff, has no maximum ram height, and the fan mounting is probably the best in the market since it uses standard 120mm fan mounts.

Thanks for the testing, I was curious how the BS3 would work in the Ghost. I still have a BS2 which works really well just wish it had AM4 mounting.

As far as turbulence goes believe me you can tell. My Ghost is water cooled with a top mounted radiator, the radiator + fan comes to 54mm and the way the top grill fits inside the top hat puts the fans within like 1mm of the grill. At load I can hear the turbulence from the fans, not loud but noticeable, when I remove the grill the sound stops. If you don't hear a noticeable difference with the side panels on or off you are good.

Oh and btw not surprised with your R9 290x temps, those things always were space heaters.

1. easy
2. Anything that makes holes with a diameter of 4.8mm.
3. Thank you rfarmerfor the tips about the turbulence. Sadly I made a video about testing turbulence with ammonium chloride gas before reading this, please don't watch it it's cringy... Anyway, to test the noise difference, I blocked my GPU fan using a screwdriver and then comparing the noise with and without the side panel on. I can definitely say there is a noticeable difference. At 60% fan speed w/o side panel, the fan is basically inaudible (very low humming noise) from about 30cm. With the side panel on the noise is a little bit higher pitch, and louder. I have to reduce the speed to 45% to make it as quiet as before.
4. About 4.2mm of clearance for the io backplate/VRM heatsink. I can confidently say that there will be no issues on the side of the IO, however, what concerns me is the bottom part, which seems to be the same height as the rest of the cover. The BS3 reaches almost the end of the RAM slots (no idea how to describe this), and the big cover/heatsink at the bottom of the X570i board seems like it will be a problem. However, I do see screws, which means you could remove it completely and/or make your own heatsink.

According to this website, the 3700X will have a TDP of 65W, but it seems fishy because the 3600X, which has 2 fewer cores, has a TDP of 95W. wtf? Assuming this is true, I can imagine it being completely fine since the 6700k has a TDP of 91W listed on Intel's website. Time will tell.

All things aside, I made a tutorial explaining every detail of the modding and installation. For those who want even more info: